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Edison-base landholders, see
410.82(A).

422.41 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Appliances Subject to Immersion. Cord-and-plug-connected portable, free- standing hydromassage units and hand-held hair dryers shall be constructed to provide protection for personnel against electrocution when immersed while in the "on" or "off" position.

422.42 Signals for Heated Appliances. In other than dwelling-type occupancies, each electrically heated appliance or group of appliances intended to be applied to combustible material shall be provided with a signal or an integral temperature-limiting device.

422.43 Flexible Cords.

(A) Heater Cords. All cord-and-plug-connected smooth- ing irons and electrically heated appliances that are rated at more than 50 watts and produce temperatures in excess of 121°C (250°F) on surfaces with which the cord is likely to be in contact shall be provided with one of the types of approved heater cords listed in Table

400.4.

(B) Other Heating Appliances. All other cord-and-plug- connected electrically heated appliances shall be connected with one of the approved types of cord listed in Table 400.4, selected in accordance with the usage specified in that table.

422.44 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Immersion Heaters.

Electric heaters of the cord-and-plug-connected immersion type shall be constructed and installed so that current-carrying parts are effectively insulated from electrical contact with the substance in which they are immersed.

422.45 Stands for Cord-and-Plug-Connected Appli- ances. Each smoothing iron and other cord-and-plug- connected electrically heated appliance intended to be applied to combustible material shall be equipped with an approved stand, which shall be permitted to be a separate piece of equipment or a part of the appliance.

422.46 Flatirons. Electrically heated smoothing irons shall be equipped with an identified temperature- limiting means.

422.47 Water Heater Controls. All storage or instantaneous-type water heaters shall be equipped with a temperature-limiting means in addition to its control thermostat to disconnect all ungrounded conductors. Such means shall comply with both of the following:

(1) Installed to sense maximum water temperature.

(2) Be either a trip-free, manually reset type or a type having a replacement element. Such water heaters shall be marked to require the installation of a temperature and pressure relief valve.

Exception No. 1: Storage water heaters that are identified as being suitable for use with a supply water temperature of 82°C (180°F) or above and a capacity of

60 kW or above.

Exception No. 2: Instantaneous-type water heaters that are identified as being suitable for such use, with a capacity of 4 L(l gal) or less.

FPN: See ANSI Z21.22-1999/CSA 4.4-M99, Relief Valves for Hot Water Supply Systems.

422.48 Infrared Lamp Industrial Heating Appliances.

(A) 300 Watts or Less. Infrared heating lamps rated at

300 watts or less shall be permitted with landholders of
the medium-base, unswitched porcelain type or other
types identified as suitable for use with infrared heating
lamps rated 300 watts or less.

(B) Over 300 Watts. Screw shell landholders shall not be used with infrared lamps rated over 300 watts, unless the landholders are identified as being suitable for use with infrared heating lamps rated over 300 watts.

422.49 High-Pressure Spray Washers. All single-phase cord-and-plug-connected high-pressure spray washing machines rated at 250 volts or less shall